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Students were able to learn more about what UC Merced has to offer by looking at pamphlets and speaking with a college representative from the school.

UC Merced representatives visit Amador

Karissa Yeung, Senior Staff Writer April 20, 2022

On April 20th, a representative from the University of California Merced (UC Merced) visited Amador to share more about the college, the programs it offers, research opportunities available and what student...

“Gonna be ok”

April 15, 2022

Before getting diagnosed with POTS, school was all Wiest knew. She had all her classes planned out, knew what she was doing. Then, when she got sick, it all fell apart. Wiest missed a large chunk...

Fighting for equal treatment

April 15, 2022

Of all things people could do to someone with a disability, Katie Wiest hates to be infantilized. Strangers on the street often talk to her in a “baby” voice, treating her like a helpless...

An Invisible Disease

April 15, 2022

When Katie Wiest stands up, she steels herself for the whispers. They keep staring at her with those eyes. Trailing her like a dark cloud, wherever she goes. It’s suffocating. Once, when she brought...

The Diagnosis

April 15, 2022

Here’s a quick scan of Katie Wiest: a senior at Amador, real name’s Kathryn but everyone’s called her Katie as early as she can remember, so she’s Katie forever; there’s platinum blonde hair...

Ritika Ghosh (‘23) and Julianna Diwa (‘24) both work on a project while using their computers and phones. They have no idea how much bacteria is lying on the surface of their electronics.

Opening the season with spring cleaning: top 5 dirtiest items you don’t think to clean

Parker Brown, Staff Writer April 15, 2022

A person will touch over 30 items every 60 seconds, but what many don’t realize is that an abundance of those items are filthy. Do you know what the 5 dirtiest items are that you touch every day? 1....

To provide a home for their three egg-laying hens, Imogen Rogers' ('22) father built a well supplied chicken coop for their backyard.

Cracking the shell on chicken coops

Matthew Carter, AVT Editor-in-Chief April 15, 2022

There are all sorts of home improvements to make your life better, and one that's often overlooked is owning a chicken coop. Many students and teachers at Amador are owners of these birds, and many have...

Ashwin Charles ('23)

Ashwin Charles (’23)

March 31, 2022

"During spring break, I'm planning on going to the park with my friends and maybe going to the bowling alley on the weekends.." 

Samantha Allen, math teacher and intervention specialist

Samantha Allen, math teacher and intervention specialist

March 31, 2022

"This spring break I'm going on a trip with some friends from college to celebrate a lot of our birthdays because we didn't get to celebrate them over quarantine. We are all getting together and renting...

Avi Arora ('24)

Avi Arora (’24)

March 31, 2022

"[For spring break], I was planning on seeing some friends in SoCal, so I was gonna go down for my friend's birthday and surprise him, [which is] something me and my other friends have been planning. I...

Lindsay Gewirtz ('22)

Lindsay Gewirtz (’22)

March 31, 2022

"I'm planning to visit the school that I'm really planning on committing to, just to kind of tour it and see what it's like, see where I'm probably going to be living for the next four years. And also...

Erik Scherer, librarian

Erik Scherer, librarian

March 31, 2022

"This spring break my family and I are traveling to Utah, where we are going to visit Arches National Park. We plan to stay [in Utah] for two or three days and then we are going to Zion National Park,...

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